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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the faceless ones working for?

2. Where does Bond eventually find Tatiana?

3. Who watches Bond and Tatiana spend the night together?

4. What excuse does Tatiana give for taking Bond back to their room?

5. Who does Kerim not trust?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Bond and Tatiana do when the train stops for a few hours?

2. Why does the gypsy hesitate to let Bond into the compound?

3. How does Kerim spy on the Russians?

4. How does Kerim kill the faceless one's leader?

5. Who does Kerim say followed Bond the previous night?

6. Why did Kerim make Bond visit so public?

7. How does Bond find out the man looking at him is a British agent?

8. How does Bond kill Grant?

9. What is Nash's real identity?

10. Why does Bond think the man is not mentally competent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Bond's character across the whole series.

1) How does Fleming develop Bond's character across the whole series?

2) What new elements does FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE add to Bond's character?

Essay Topic 2

FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE was made into a film starring Sean Connery as James Bond. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book are still relevant years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters in the book and compare them to their character in the film FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE. What similarities does the character in the film share with its counterpart in the novel? How do the filmmakers update the character for a more modern audience? Why are these changes necessary?

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